Engineer Software and Network Security Interview Experience - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Process
Conducted after a career fair.
Talked about some former projects first.
Two engineers asked about basic knowledge in C, covering topics such as:
- Stack vs. Heap
- Thread vs. Process
- malloc
Also analyzed problems in existing code.
They were very nice and led me through the questions.
Questions
Pointer in C and memory location, etc.
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Palo Alto Networks Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Team, Hectic WorkSenior Staff Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Good team. Will constantly keep learning.Cons: Work can get hectic sometimes.
- 5.0An amazing company to work forPrincipal QA Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 11, 2023Pros: Work-life balance, using top technology, and a great work atmosphere.Cons: Some periods of time might be extra stressful.
- 1.0Very bad politics and micromanagementPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesSeptember 21, 2020Pros: Nothing I can see. Very bad managers and politics.Cons: Micromanagement and managers are politics; people cannot trust them. There is no work-life balance. Meetings are set without anything to do. It is very stressful, and if you do not play politics, be somewhere else.
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